Episcopal High School was founded in 1839. It is a private boarding school in Alexandria, VA. The school's nickname is 'The Holy Hill' and it's campus is 130 acres large. Around 435 students live on the campus. These students are from 30 states, the District of Columbia and 17 countries.[1] The school does not take any day students, all of the students have to live on campus.[2]

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When it was founded in 1839, it was the first high school in Virginia.[3] It was originally called the 'Howard School'.[4] It became known as 'The High School'.[3] Originally only males were allowed to study at Episcopal. In 1991 the school allowed 48 female students to study. Today 50% of students are female.[5]